How to Install Ubuntu Cleaner on Ubuntu LTS and clean obsolate packages!

    Ubuntu cleaner is a useful utility software for ubuntu operating system. It is a free, open source and easy to use application. It helps to remove junk files, old kernels, apt caches, browser caches, application caches, old unused application packages manually. So, it can be helpful to free up some disk space on Ubuntu operating system.

This article describes about the installation process of Ubuntu Cleaner on Ubuntu LTS Focal Fossa.

Step  - 1 : Launch Ubuntu Terminal 

Ctrl + Alt + T

Step - 2 : Log in as Superuser

sudo su

Enter system password

Step -  3 : Install Software Properties

sudo apt install software-properties-common

Step - 4 : Add Ubuntu Repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gerardpuig/ppa

Step - 5 : Update System

apt-get update

Step - 6 : Install Ubuntu Cleaner

sudo apt install ubuntu-cleaner

Launch Ubuntu cleaner from Application Menu

Note - It is available to install on all the latest Ubuntu operating systems. If above command doesn't work then apply the below process.

For Unsupported Ubuntu versions

Step - 1 : Download the latest .deb file for Ubuntu Cleaner

wget https://launchpad.net/~gerardpuig/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/ubuntu-cleaner_1.0.4-1_all.deb

Step - 2 : Install Ubuntu Cleaner

sudo apt install ./ubuntu-cleaner_1.0.4-1_all.deb

rm ubuntu-cleaner_1.0.4-1_all.deb

Launch Ubuntu cleaner from Application Menu

References -

1. https://github.com/gerardpuig/ubuntu-cleaner#introduction